Free PrEP for people without Medicare
What is PrEP?
Pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, is a medicine that helps prevent HIV. Taking PrEP can greatly lower your risk of getting HIV.
PrEP does not protect against other sexually transmissible infections (STIs). Using condoms and having STI tests are the best ways to protect yourself against STIs.
For more information about PrEP and how to take it, please visit:
Who can get free PrEP?
You can get free PrEP if you:
- do not have Medicare; and
- are living in Australia for more than a short-term stay*; and
- meet the medical criteria to take PrEP under the National PrEP Guidelines.
*This program is for people who consider Australia as the ‘usual place of living’, or who intend to live in Australia for a period of time.
This program is not for short-stay visitors to Australia or tourists.
Do I have to pay?
No. If you go to the sexual health clinics listed below to get your PrEP, you do not need to pay.
Our service will cover the cost of the PrEP medicine and all required tests.
Where to get free PrEP?
If you are already a client of a sexual health clinic in South Eastern Sydney Local Health District, you can get free PrEP from Sydney Sexual Health Centre, the Albion Centre, Kirketon Road Centre or Short Street Centre.
- Sydney Sexual Health Centre
Sydney Hospital, Nightingale Wing, Macquarie Street, Sydney 2000
Phone: (02) 9382 7440
Web: Sydney Sexual Health Clinic
- The Albion Centre
150-154 Albion Street, Surry Hills 2010
Phone: (02) 9332 9600
Web: The Albion Centre
- Kirketon Road Centre
Above the Darlinghurst Fire Station, Victoria Street (entrance), Darlinghurst 2010
Phone: (02) 9360 2766
Web: Kirketon Road Centre
- KRC Kellett Street
12 Kellett Street (next to MSIC backdoor), Potts Point 2011
Phone: (02) 9360 2766
Web: Kirketon Road Centre
- Short Street Centre Sexual Health Clinic
St George Hospital, Ground Floor – Prichard Wing Short Street, Kogarah 2217
Phone: (02) 9113 2742
Web: Short Street Centre
If you are not currently a client at one of these clinics, please call Sexual Health Infolink on 1800 451 624 and press 5 (Monday to Friday, 9:00am–5:30pm).
They can help you find the right service.
What if I cannot get free PrEP there?
You can still get PrEP in Australia.
If you have Medicare, you can get PrEP through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) at a lowered cost.
For more information about getting PrEP, visit ACON PrEP.
Where can I get more information?
For more information about PrEP, please visit ACON PrEP, or call Sexual Health Infolink on 1800 451 624 (Monday to Friday, 9:00am–5:30pm).
Go to NSW Health website for more information about the free PrEP program.
Download Free PrEP for people without Medicare – Consumer Info Sheet